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Another shortlived project from the rather illustrious character Janne Goldmann (of Gin & Grappo and albums with his band Rock Und Roll Gruppe). He's one of those artists I don't know if I actually like, but still appreciate for his off-kilter character. I never really feel like listening to his records, but I'm glad he made them because they're always oddly unruly and peculiarly off and I want things like that to exist in this world. His music's almost always grounded in straight-ahead rock music, but Goldmann always seemed to enter it diagonally from behind. And coming out of it not quite where you expected.
”Dagdröm” is the only album by Day Dream, and the only Goldmann album released on Polydor. It would hardly have been released on that particular major label hadn't it had its prominent share of commercial appeal, but I doubt there are any other Swedish major label albums with lyrics like ”and so one day he caught gastritis” or ”your kids are tiny, tiny insects”. And there are probably not too many others namechecking fellow artists Peps, Ola Magnell and Motvind in the same song either.
The songs themselves indeed have some proggish shadings but what really stands out already during early listens is Ola Boström's guitar. He delivers several fiery solos that wouldn't be out of place on some 70s heavy rock rarity that costs a lot more than ”Dagdröm” ever will.
So, as with most Goldmann albums, this
isn't one I spin very often at all, but I find it mildly amusing the few times I do.
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